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View Poll Results: Do we influence Hasbro? | |||
Yes We Do! | 30 | 32.26% | |
No We Don't. | 42 | 45.16% | |
Undecided | 21 | 22.58% | |
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll |
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08-16-2009, 12:23 AM | #1 |
Rick Hunter
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Hello Tankers,
Well do we influence Hasbro? At least when it comes to the GI JOE toys, I Think we do. Think about it, how long have us Tankers been talking about as for example the GI JOE accessories sets like the Snake Armor, Outpost Defender or the Surveillance Port. And look what happens, they are going to be released. Now I find it kinda peculiar that those for example are only being released at Walmart. I think it is because Hasbro is giving us Fans the opportunity to buy them, but not being overly produced. I think Hasbro knows that they might not sell like hot cakes, and they know us fans don't like buying Internet Exclusive only all the time. Therefore being able to buy them Locally at least from one store. Look at the (Past and Present Set) for another example, again At Target only, giving us the chance to buy them Locally and not being over produced. I think all the talk, and Fan Dedication on this site has had a major play on the Future and development on at least a 40% level of The GI JOE toy Line. Now don't use this Thread as an opportunity to bash movie please, that is not what I am starting this Thread for. This Thread is for the Toy line. Share your Thoughts. I would like to see how everyone thinks about this. I voted yes. |
08-16-2009, 12:33 AM | #2 |
Darth_Henning
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Honestly, not to a huge degree, but on some small things yes.
When people complained about flint - they made new arms. When people complained about duke arms - they (reluctantly) kinda fixed them When people complained about female dial tone - they changed the file card to say that she joined up to look for her missing brother - the original dial tone and small stuff like that. They listen, and fix what they can to sell more stuff, but we don't impact their overall decision process. If they want to focus on ROC figures rather than ME ones next year, no matter what we say, they will. But they MIGHT listen to us if we make certain small requests on specific tooling or character choices. |
08-16-2009, 12:35 AM | #3 |
Rick Hunter
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Good points DH
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08-16-2009, 12:39 AM | #4 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: May 2008
Location: michigan
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ive alweys wondered if hasbro is listening to us, i would think they are to some point. hasbro is going to do what they feel is best but i hope they give us some ME stuff even if its on ROC cards. there are so many great figures that need to be produced. if that means they have to be online exclusives to give us what we want then so be it. i think that the new stuff is cool and they are deffinetly udating charactors and taking them to a whole new level but for me i think that original molds need to be put out as well because thats personally what i want. the new jungle viper is awesome but to me he looks like a updated night viper, personally i would rather have a ARAH night viper in ME style like they did with the alley viper.
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08-16-2009, 12:50 AM | #5 |
Serpentor Imposter
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I talked to one of the lead designers today (really cool guy) and he said that they do think of collectors when designing store exclusives, so like for TRU, which has a larger collector base, they try to make their exclusives more collector friendly than say Walmart, where WM just wants to move a lot of units.
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08-16-2009, 12:52 AM | #6 |
Gary Goggles
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one former hasbro employee told me that they read stuff on forums.
and then his phone rang and he never came back to finish talking to me. :(
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08-16-2009, 12:53 AM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Mar 2009
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i'm not a believer not until my joes can hold a gun any gun be it dukes or hazards when they fix that then i will believe that or re release the flagg( not that i'm one how wants a flagg i did when i was a kid but i know a ton of people on the tank do), i really want a defiant in case they do read them...amen
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08-16-2009, 02:43 AM | #8 |
Rick Hunter
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Well Megatron103 look at it this way. I think Hasbro listens to us so we just might get what we wish for
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08-16-2009, 02:45 AM | #9 |
Founding Adm1n
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If we did 25th would still be alive in one form or another.
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08-16-2009, 02:46 AM | #10 |
SurveillancePort.com
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I'm a Hasbro Employee. Erick Goldner is my name. I'm Brian's younger and sexier brother.
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